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[bruce marshall 1,988]

Last one!😊

 

[bollemanneke 4,331]

The Star Wars CD by the FSO. Far from flawless, but I like the fast tempos and LOVE the energy. This is an album experience.

[Naïve Old Fart 13,023]

"FSO"?

[Rachael Foley 10,162]

23 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said:

"FSO"?

Film Symphony Orchestra?

 

https://www.amazon.com/Film-Symphony-Orchestra-Especial-Williams/dp/B07YW6K3B8

[Naïve Old Fart 13,023]

Nice avatar, @Permanent Waves.

You need to include the DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN headline.

[bruce marshall 1,988]

TWO Rush fans?!

😉

[Rachael Foley 10,162]

2 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said:

Nice avatar, @Permanent Waves.

You need to include the DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN headline.

Fixed!

[Jurassic Shark 16,430]

I haven't purchased an item in years.

[A24 5,156]

[Jurassic Shark 16,430]

I've also got those under my tumble dryer.

[A24 5,156]

You can also use them to decouple your speakers from the floor. They supposed to be much better than speaker spikes.

[bollemanneke 4,331]

The Pelican Brief on DVD.

[Ollie 1,375]

Wide angle lens for my camera. 
 

 

[Positivatee 327]

That's a fun walk-around lens. 

[bollemanneke 4,331]

Beethoven's 5 and 7th symphony, conducted by Benjamin Zander. More people should pair their recordings with audio lectures!

[JoeinAR 1,957]

2021 Christmas ornaments. 

Im doing Christmas big after doing it small in 2020. 

[JoeinAR 1,957]

I will buy this when available.

[Naïve Old Fart 13,023]

What is the name of this ship, and what series does it originate from?@JoeinAR

[JoeinAR 1,957]

It is the USS Cerritos from Star Trek Lower Decks. Its a handsome ship

[bollemanneke 4,331]

I found out you can buy stuff on Discogs yesterday. Result, five classical CDs from my childhood I lost ages ago.

[Xander Harris 9,675]

On 05/11/2021 at 6:40 PM, JoeinAR said:

It is the USS Cerritos from Star Trek Lower Decks. Its a handsome ship

 

Handsome...that's something you say to old ladies.

 

 

I got a new TV. I'm going to pick it up tomorrow at Best Buy. It's a Chinese brand which I felt weirdly inspired to purchase. Hisense?

 

My Vizio (California brand) was fine but it had major issues with the HDMI circuit and recently would turn black (the opposite of MJ) while I was playing PS5. I double checked that it wasn't the PS5 since the HDMI port is fairly loose on the system and all this stuff was abused during transit by POD employees. Sure enough, on the flawed Samsung TV that came with the pad, no issue whatsoever. It's the Vizio and it's going out with the trash like Shredder.

 

The Hisense I got is a 50 inch 4K with Local Dimming, which is apparently a big deal, although I've never heard of it. It was no more than 300 bucks because I refuse to spend any more as these sets never last, like a pair of sunglasses. Even the notoriously strict and frankly miserable TV review page I follow said it was undoubtedly the best TV in this price point, and they trash everything that costs less than a thousand bucks. Local Dimming is a major factor in every review and it seems that most TVs are in fact mediocre if not terrible. This one's got the goods though, apparently. We'll see.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,386]

Hisense?

 

You've got money, spend €200 more and buy a Samsung!

[Naïve Old Fart 13,023]

39 minutes ago, #SnowyVernalSpringsEternal said:

... spend €200 more and buy a Samsung!

Good advice.

[Xander Harris 9,675]

Nope. Already have a Samsung and I don’t like it. I don’t want Korean, I want China.

[Jill Sandwich 11,166]

The Chinese just make everything better and cheaper.

[Jurassic Shark 16,430]

Definitely cheaper.

[Mr. Hooper 8,949]

Made with sweat and tears.

[Naïve Old Fart 13,023]

1 hour ago, Mr. Hooper said:

Made with sweat and tears.

... from a 6-year-old girl.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,386]

Its a career.

[Xander Harris 9,675]

 

It looks pretty awesome. Way better than my other sets. It’s razor sharp without me having to wear my glasses to appreciate those details. Of course I had to turn off the Daytime Soap Mode. Does anyone actually use that?

 

Thanks, China!

[Jurassic Shark 16,430]

3 minutes ago, Xander Harris said:

Daytime Soap Mode

 

What?

[Xander Harris 9,675]

Ya know…those motion settings that make everything look like a Daytime Soap? All the TVs come with those settings turned on.

[Naïve Old Fart 13,023]

"Daytime soap'?

I usually shower in the evening.

[Andy 7,730]

Peter Jackson calls it high frame rate. 

[Xander Harris 9,675]

We call it The Vanish

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,386]

8 hours ago, Andy said:

Peter Jackson calls it high frame rate. 

 

Nowadays all the kids prefer HDR.

[Mr. Hooper 8,949]

I remember noticing that for the first time on a demo TV in Japan, and watching BTTF Part III and thinking "WTF? It looks like it was shot with a video camera."

 

Do your eyes eventually adjust and you don't notice it anymore?

[Xander Harris 9,675]

I don’t see how.

[BloodBoal 8,711]

Average people don't notice the difference.

 

That's why they're average.

[Jill Sandwich 11,166]

2 hours ago, Mr. Hooper said:

I remember noticing that for the first time on a demo TV in Japan, and watching BTTF Part III and thinking "WTF? It looks like it was shot with a video camera."

 

Do your eyes eventually adjust and you don't notice it anymore?

 

I've tried. Adjusting never happens. It just stays persistently annoying.

 

But for whatever reason, you never notice it in video games. Higher the frame rate, the better. I usually lock it at 120fps and it looks great.

[Naïve Old Fart 13,023]

Last week, I bought a new comfy chair to watch and listen to stuff.

£10 (plus delivery) from my local furniture recycling store. 

Bar, and very definitely, gain 

[Jurassic Shark 16,430]

26 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said:

Last week, I bought a new comfy chair to watch and listen to stuff.

£10 (plus delivery) from my local furniture recycling store. 

Bar, and very definitely, gain 

 

Nice. What have you listened to since?

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,386]

A welding torch. For less than €40.

 

Gotta live LIDL 

[Nick1Ø66 8,330]

 

5 hours ago, #SnowyVernalSpringsEternal said:

Gotta live LIDL 

 

 

LIDL. To live it is to love it, and to love it is to live it.

 

To the LIDL marketing team: you're welcome.

 

 

[Xander Harris 9,675]

To know him was to love him, and to love him, was to know him.

[Naïve Old Fart 13,023]

14 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said:

Nice. What have you listened to since?

Mainly 80s stuff, The Police; Electric Light Orchestra; Earth Wind, & Fire; Dire Straits; XTC.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,386]

7 hours ago, Nick1Ø66 said:

 

 

 

LIDL. To live it is to love it, and to love it is to live it.

 

To the LIDL marketing team: you're welcome.